Africa is the worlds second-largest continent which lies to the west of Asia and south of Europe. The total area of Africa, including the islands occupies 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total dry land. There are 61 countries with the population reaching 1 billion people.The climate of Africa changes from tropical to subarctic on its highest mountain peaks. The African continent has a very long coastal line with thousands of beautiful beaches as it is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the west, the Mediterranean Sea in the North, Suez Canal, the Indian Ocean in the southeast and the Red Sea along the Sinai Peninsula in the northeast.

Best beach countries of Africa

The list of countries with beaches as tourist attractions and off the beaten track paths for the exotic loving minds.

We will be reviewing the top 8 countries of Africa where the shores are not polluted and the waters considered best on the whole continent. Going from the North we find ourselves in Egypt, Morocco and Tunisia, the famous meccas for tourists from Europe. Some beach towns are overdeveloped with all-inclusive establishments.

These are the overcrowded entertaining spots for those who is willing to relax their mind and body. Egypt takes the first position out of all African beach countries as it boasts its coral reefs of the Red sea. The hotels are build right beside the coral reefs where multicolored life is abundant.

The Red Sea ecosystem is rich and diverse. More than 1200 species of fish can be found there and almost 10% of those were recorded unique to inhabit only the Red sea. In addition we will include 42 species of deep water fish.

The prosperous diversity of Africa is in part due to the coral reef extending along its coastline which is almost 7 milleniums old. These reef formations make up beautiful lagoons and some other wonders of nature, such as The Red Sea..

Other marine habitats include sea grass beds, salt pans, mangroves and salt marshes. The biggest and best attraction of Africa is Egyptian Sharm El Sheikh, we will tell you more about it if you visit Egypt section of this site.